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Wexler, Norman
Most widely held works about
Norman Wexler
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Saturday night fever (reviewer's reel)(
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Wexler, Norman. [Los Angeles Times, Aug. 26, 1999, A20; New York Times, Aug. 25, 1999, B7; Time, Sept. 6, 1999, 25; Times (of London), Aug. 28, 1999, 22c; Variety, Aug. 30, 1999, 166 by Harris M Lentz(
Book
)
Most widely held works by
Norman Wexler
Saturday night fever(
visu
)
11
editions published
between
1977
and
2009
in
English
and held by
1,071
libraries
worldwide
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more sophisticated life style.
Serpico(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2002
in
English
and held by
894
libraries
worldwide
Adaptation of the true story of a young New York police officer refuses to extort money from criminals as the other officers do. His fellow police officers turn against him when he seeks to expose the situation during a grand jury investigation.
Saturday night fever(
visu
)
25
editions published
between
1977
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
726
libraries
worldwide
The story of a Brooklyn store clerk who is a Saturday night disco king; he begins to question the narrowness of his perspective when he meets a girl who is shedding her origins for a more sophisticated lifestyle.
Serpico(
visu
)
14
editions published
between
1973
and
2007
in
5
languages
and held by
227
libraries
worldwide
An honest New York policeman endures scorn and mistreatment from his fellow cops. Based on a true story.
Staying alive(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
2002
and
2008
in
English and Multiple languages
and held by
191
libraries
worldwide
Five years later and Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest chance yet-- making it as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Mandingo(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
164
libraries
worldwide
"A shocking look at plantation life in the Deep South. Mede is a slave whose master, Hammond Maxwell, intends on keeping him as a prizefighter. As Maxwell focuses his attention on his wenches and Mede's brutal training, his neglected wife turns her passions towards Mede himself."--Container.
Joe(
visu
)
7
editions published
between
1989
and
2004
in
English
and held by
75
libraries
worldwide
Joe Curran (Boyle) is a flag-waving, hippie-loathing factory worker. When he discovers that ad executive Bill Compton (Patrick) accidentally murdered a local drug-pusher, Joe believes he has found an ally and mentor. They go in search of Compton's daughter (Sarandon) who has run away to Greenwich Village. Their search for her amidst the psychedelic sensuality of 1960's Village counter culture brings their seething hatred to the surface with savage results.
Staying alive(
visu
)
15
editions published
between
1983
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
66
libraries
worldwide
Sequel to the film Saturday night fever. Drama about the career and romantic entanglements of a Broadway dancer.
Saturday night fever Staying alive(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2007
in
English
and held by
64
libraries
worldwide
Saturday Night Fever: Tony is an undereducated Brooklyn teenager who is bored with his daytime job. The highlight of his week is going to the local disco, where he is the king of the dance floor. Tony meets Stephanie at the disco and they agree to dance together in a competition. Stephanie resists Tony's attempts to romance her, as she aspires to greater things. Gradually, Tony also becomes disillusioned with the life he is leading and he and Stephanie decide to help one another to start afresh.
Joe; screenplay by Norman Wexler (
Book
)
1
edition published
in
1970
in
English
and held by
58
libraries
worldwide
Raw deal(
visu
)
6
editions published
between
1996
and
2006
in
English
and held by
36
libraries
worldwide
Kaminsky had been a top honcho for the FBI before his unconventional methods of investigation got him thrown off the team. He's now stuck as sheriff in a small North Carolina town. FBI Chief Harry Shannon has a special mission for the down-and-out Kaminsky. Help him get Petrovita, the powerful and ruthless head of organized crime in Chicago, and Kaminsky is back at the FBI.
Saturday night fever : a novelization by H. B Gilmour (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1977
and
1979
in
3
languages
and held by
25
libraries
worldwide
Staying alive : a novel by Leonore Fleischer (
Book
)
3
editions published
between
1983
and
1984
in
3
languages
and held by
22
libraries
worldwide
Raw deal : a novelization by Walter H Wager (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1986
in
English and Italian
and held by
21
libraries
worldwide
Drum(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
1986
in
English
and held by
15
libraries
worldwide
In the 1850's, the conflict over slavery was about to rip America in two. The brutal confrontations between black and white, master and slave, lit the fuse of an explose time on a plantation outside of New Orleans.
Mandingo(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
1975
and
2006
in
English and Multiple languages
and held by
13
libraries
worldwide
Lurid historical drama about a plantation owner and his wife with marital problems who both have sexual relations with their slaves after the husband brings home a new slave he hopes to use for prize fighting.
Serpico by Waldo Salt (
Book
)
3
editions published
in
1973
in
English
and held by
10
libraries
worldwide
Serpico by Sidney Lumet (
visu
)
6
editions published
between
1973
and
2005
in
French and English
and held by
9
libraries
worldwide
"L'histoire vraie et sombre de la chute d'un flic idéaliste. Policier intègre, Serpico voue sa carrière à la lutte contre la corruption qui gangrène la police new yorkaise. Isolé et rejeté pour ses prises de positions, il finit par connaître une véritable descente aux enfers qui ne fait que commencer.
La fièvre du samedi soir(
visu
)
15
editions published
between
1976
and
2009
in
5
languages
and held by
3
libraries
worldwide
Un joven se convierte en el alma de las discotecas de su barrio una vez por semana tras 6 días de trabajo en una perfumería de Brooklyn.
Le contrat(
visu
)
11
editions published
between
1987
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
2
libraries
worldwide
Mark Kaminsky es expulsado del FBI por maltratar a un sospechoso. Al cabo del tiempo, el jefe del FBI, Harry Shannon, cuyo hijo ha sido asesinado por un gángster llamado Patrovina, convence a Kaminsky para que se le una en una venganza personal con la promesa de ser readmitido en el FBI.
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